Penn State completed one of its biggest upsets of the season Wednesday night, coming back from a late double-digit deficit to beat No. 12 Illinois 90–89 in the final seconds at Rec Hall.
The Nittany Lions trailed most of the matchup, and they were down by 10 points with 2:30 remaining. From there, Penn State went on a 13–2 run to complete the upset.
With 30 seconds remaining, Penn State forward Puff Johnson helped force a turnover and rolled in a layup to close the deficit to two points.
